Session IV: The International Development Context and the IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme

Ana Claudia Raffo-Caiado, Director, Division of Programme Support and Coordination, Department of Technical Cooperation

Session Objectives

• To describe the development cooperation landscape – SDGs, UNDAF, and ST&I for Agenda 2030

• To explain why partnerships are so important to the TC programme – Importance, scope and results – Tools for Identifying Partners: CPF

A changing development landscape: 2030 Agenda, UNDAFs and ST&I

The 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals

• Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): • Build on the work of the Millennium Development

Goals (MDGs), but more ambitious and universal in scope

• 17 goals and 169 targets in areas ranging from environment, health, agriculture, industry, governance etc.

• Framework for development, nationally, regionally and globally

• Adopted by the General Assembly, applies to all countries, with targets adapted to the local context

SDGs are highly inter-related and interdependent

SDGs – next steps

• ‘Localization’ of the SDGs – Multi-sectoral engagement in definition of

national targets and monitoring progress – Setting of nationally-relevant targets – Strategy and coordination mechanisms for

targets, recognising their interconnected nature – Data collection, monitoring and periodic review

of progress

Contributing to the achievement of the SDGs with nuclear science and technology

• SDGs make explicit mention of Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) as contributors to development

• IAEA can assist MS in using ST&I to achieve national development priorities, thus contributing to reaching national SDG targets.

• IAEA TC programme highly relevant for monitoring of new SDG targets, for science and evidence based policy, e.g. in environment, health etc.

Energy

Food & Agriculture

Health & Nutrition

Industrial Applications/

Radiation Technology

Nuclear knowledge

development & management

Safety

Water & Environment

SDG 7

SDG 6, 13, 14 & 15

SDG 2

SDG 2 & 3

SDG 9

IAEA Thematic Areas and the SDGs

SDG Goal 17

“Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global

partnership for sustainable development”

• Explicit mention of ‘access to science, technology and innovation’

• Focus on making ST&I available to developing countries, esp. LDCs

Building partnerships around the SDGs

WFP, FAO, IFAD, (SUN), UNICEF

WHO

UNEP, (UN WATER)

UNEP, (UN WATER)

UNIDO

UNDP/GEF UNFCCC

UNCCD, UNEP, GSP

UNIDO (SE4ALL)

The UN System working together: UNDAF

• Planning and implementation framework for UN system development activities at country level, building on comparative advantages of each organization.

• Nationally driven with objectives that respond to country’s national development priorities – this will increasingly mean national SDG targets

• IAEA projects reflected as part of UN assistance in the country.

• IAEA retains ownership of its projects and financial resources.

• Stakeholders: UN Resident Coordinator, Government central and line ministries, PMO, NLO

Partnerships: Importance to TC

• Essential to sustainability and impact, as well as understanding of the peaceful uses of nuclear technology.

• Overcome constraints and limitations in the TC programme.

• Promote science-based policy for climate change, desertification, pollution, disease and population pressure toward health, prosperity and sustainability etc.

Results based partnerships

• RBM: unifying Agency principle.

• For TC programme, results occur in the field via collaboration of project team.

• A renewed focus on higher-level results means reinvigorating our partnerships

• The challenge is to effectively integrate partnerships into planning and implementation

• Opening Doors

• Sensitizing Partners

• Reaching Agreements

• Concretize project-level collaboration

Results based partnerships

• Analytical tool used to identify country-level partners based on CPF planned activities because “results are in the field”.

• Example: Supporting food security: plant breeding & soil and water management

Thematic Area

CPF Planned Activity

Link with SDGs

Link with NDP /

UNDAF

Relevant Partner

Food & Agriculture

Improving food security

Goal 2: Food, agriculture and nutrition

Control diseases, pests and vectors

FAO/IAEA Division

FAO Technical Cooperation

Stakeholder Analysis = Partnership Links

Advantages of Strategic and Targeted Partnerships

• Strengthen accountability for results • Improve data and evidence base for effective

programming • Strengthen and expand scientific networks &

collaboration • Further ST&I’s contribution to sustainable

development

Technical cooperation: delivering results for

peace and development